Quotes About Serenity

It's peaceful eating outside by myself, looking up at the night sky. The evenings are warmer now that spring is almost here, and the air feels soft. My hands and feet pressed against the mat are dull and numb, but everything else—the crepe myrtle, the bricks lining the flower beds

La expresión de sus rostros, sin embargo no reflejaba angustia. Sus miradas se alzaban hasta algún punto del horizonte y sus ojos se mostraban tan serenos como la lisa superficie de una laguna perdida en el corazón del bosque, bajo la cual se oculta una multitud de recuerdos secretos.

When I stand here in front of the cabinet, my heart feels like a silkworm slumbering in its cocoon.

Me alivia que sea la voz lo último que vaya a desaparecer —dije—. De esta forma, me veo con mayor predisposición a afrontar el instante final de la manera más tranquila y serena posible, sin tener que pasar por un calvario de dolor, sufrimiento y miseria

Na zalanym sÅ'oÅ"cem placu wszystko byÅ'o na swoim miejscu - nic doda?, nic uj??. Nawet uwa?ny obserwator uznaÅ'by, ?e oto jest Å›wiat, który nic jeszcze nie utraciÅ'.

First you must be calm, then your mind can be steady. Once your mind is steady, then you are at peace. Only when you are at peace, are you able to think and finally gain.

the fisherman's daughter grinding serenity in her coffee grinder.

Si la ville était une illusion, la campagne serait une émotion sans cesse grandissante ; chaque jour qui s'y lève rappelle l'aube de l'humanité, chaque soir s'y amène comme une paix définitive.

That's the reason why I chose to spend my last years here and die in my house on the seashore. A man who looks at the sea turns his back on the misfortunes of the world. Somehow, he resigns himself to them.

une grande bibliothéque en merisier investit toute une aile . C'était notre coin intime;notre retraite dorée. Nous y venions parfois communier avec nos silences et recycler nos sens émoussés par les bruits de tous les jours. Nous prenions un livre ou mettions une musique ,et nous voilà partis . Nous lisions aussi bien que Kafka que Khalil Gibran et écoutions avec la méme gratitude Oum Kalsoum et ou Pavarotti..

Life is stressful,dear. That's why they say "rest in peace.

Life is stressful, dear. That's why they say "rest in peace".

Jesus paid a high price for your peace. Don't give it away.

Enduring happiness was only possible with equanimity. As long as our happiness depended on circumstances, it would be as fleeting and unreliable as the events themselves.

The here and now. What contentment it held! Why spoil it by thinking?

I have lived with several Zen masters—all of them cats. ECKHART TOLLE, AUTHOR OF THE POWER OF NOW

mind that is peaceful, gentle and benevolent will only produce positive outcomes.

David Michie

If one speaks or acts with a serene mind, happiness follows, as surely as one's shadow.

May all beings have happiness and the true causes of happiness;

May all beings abide in peace and equanimity, their minds free from attachment and aversion, and free from indifference.

The more we let go, the more peace here." He touched his heart.

Casting a stone into a tranquil lake has a much greater impact than throwing the same stone into a turbulent sea. So, too, the understanding of a settled mind.

Maybe it's not that it's too quiet now, maybe it was too loud before?